The Big Three Holidays.

 

         

         On the image above, you will see a representation of what I consider the big three Holidays. Those said holidays being Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. The reasoning I have for this is that the marketing I have seen for them has greatly skyrocketed them farther than any other Holiday. Please note that I am mainly speaking from an American viewpoint, hence why I added Thanksgiving. If not for that, I would say it's mainly Halloween and Christmas that have the biggest impact.

        Now why is this though? Why do these holidays have so much marketing around them? Well, for starters, it helps that each of them happen near the end of the year, and at the end of their respective month. This gives all the more time to market any movies, candy, or miscellaneous products than other holidays. For example, Valentine's Day and Easter happen to be early on in their months, this they don't have enough time to establish their flair. That is the other reason these holidays do so well, each has its own way of marketing and history that can easily be commercially built upon.

           Now, while Thanksgiving doesn't have costumes, candy, or a Santa Claus, it is positioned nicely between the other two don't. I believe this has led to companies being influenced to try and make Thanksgiving more popular in some way, at least by sticking Black Friday next to it. That is another reason why I think these three Holidays are so successful, influence. You see everyone wanting to get creative with what they see this time of the year; card designs, characters, commercials, and who knows what else. Since this is the case, every holiday will want a piece of the action, some way or another.

Holiday Cards 2021!

       

            Just a quick post to tell you I have made my Holiday Cards for this year. It was a bit of a process to make these. At first. my idea was to make them seem like baseball cards. A bit strange I know, but thankfully I reversed that idea. I also thought the border was a bit too cramped. Thankfully, after some feedback, I made this nice template. Anyways, thank you for reading, and stay tuned!

 

Early Preparations

             As a designer, you want to make sure you get a head start on your next project. This allows potential clients to see you as a hard worked, but also keeps your skills sharp. Furthermore, it helps you keep track of any big projects you want to do for a certain holiday or event. So in a sense, it is always nice to have a demonstration before you need to show it off to a big presentation. As they say, the early bird gets the business deal with the graphic design firm!

                  So we have a few reasons why you would want to be early already listed so far, and there is more to come.  Having the ability to get feedback for future reference is always nice, as it leads to better products. Moreso, there is the added benefit of being able to move into the next project, stress free. Finally, I would like to point out that with deadlines existing, you need all the practice  you can to deal with them. At the end of the day, getting work done early is a bit difficult, but it can be fun.

                Now with that put of the way, I'll show off some work I got done early. Holiday cards have been made, so feel free to take them for anything other than commercial use. If you have any comments, please let me know with a comment. Other than that, thank you for reading!